Three in 10 travelers in Europe have no interest in using phones for travel activities
A new study released today by travel industry research authority PhoCusWright,Empowering Inspiration: The Future of Travel Search, identifies trend-setting consumers’ behavior and motivations when shopping for travel online, and identifies their experience during... Seguir leyendo...
Meliá: el éxito de Facebook y Twitter radica en el ‘engagement’ con los ‘fans’
Por R. H.
Con alrededor de 500.000 fans en Facebook entre todas sus marcas y una presencia muy activa en Twitter, Meliá Hotels International se toma las redes sociales muy en serio, para lo cual cuentan con un área específica para el desarrollo de la estrategia en redes sociales... Seguir leyendo...ITB Berlin Convention: Think tank for the topics of tomorrow
Once again, topics including tourism, marketing, technology, politics, the economy, sustainability and health await visitors to this year’s ITB Berlin Convention. From 7 to 9 March 2012, for the seventh time, experts, scientists and practitioners will meet at the world’s... Seguir leyendo...
Air Plus Ultra to start with Madrid-Buenos Aires
New Spanish long-haul carrier Air Plus Ultra will start its operations with the route Madrid-Buenos Aires, preferente.com has known from sources closed to the airline. Air Plus Ultra plans to open another route between Spain main city and La Habana after the starting... Seguir leyendo...
Malév ceases its operation
Based on the Board of Directors’ decision Hungary’s National Airline ceased its operation to minimize its losses. According to this statement, after nearly 66 years of continuous operation, Malév aircrafts will not depart from 6 am 03 February. “Unfortunately,... Seguir leyendo...
Spanair suspends operations
Financial problems have grounded loss-making airline Spanair, for good. This weekend alone 380 domestic and international flights with the Barcelona-based firm have been cancelled. Its main shareholder, Catalonia’s regional government, says it can no longer... Seguir leyendo...
Barceló, in talks to buy a troubled chain
Barceló Hotels & Resorts, third Spanish hotel group, is in talks with different “troubled” hotel chains to adquire them, Barceló CEO Raúl González has told to Travel News Magazine Preferente. González has said that one of these conversations are advance,... Seguir leyendo...
Accor to open 50 hotels in Spain until 2015
Accor group plans to open 50 hotels in Spain in the next three years, Juan Carlos Delgado, Accor director general for Spain, has said to Preferente travel news magazine. Accor currently has 78 hotels in Spain including their brands ibis, Novotel, Mercure and Pullman.... Seguir leyendo...
Hilton wants a hotel in Madrid
Hilton is on the search of a building in Madrid to host a hotel in the main street of the city, La Castellana Avenue, where all the major companies headquarters are located, and in the same street where it stands Real Madrid Stadium Santiago Bernabeú. Hilton director... Seguir leyendo...
Ryanair opens in Palma its 49th European base
Ryanair announced this Tuesday it would open its 49tb European base at Palma Airport in March 2012 with 4 based aircraft operating 47 routes (17 new), delivering 2.8m passengers p.a., and sustaining up to 2,800 Balearic jobs, according to the Irish low cost. In... Seguir leyendo...
